RichmondWORKS, the city's employment and training department, is partnering with the the California Department of General Services in an effort to connect local residents with "hundreds of job openings."
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the city...

Richmond Mayor Tom Butt on Monday praised an announcement that Amtrak will be offering a seventh daily roundtrip between Bakersfield and Oakland, which stops in Richmond.
The route between the Bay Area and the San...

Pedro Naranjo Jr., 26, a Tracy resident and graduate of Kennedy High School in Richmond, was killed in a motorcycle crash in the unincorporated community of Sky Londa in San Mateo County on Saturday,...

California has launched a mattress recycling program that allows residents to drop off old mattresses and box springs at designated collection sites for free.
Many abandoned mattresses are needlessly crowding up landfills, supporters say, while...

In response to the ongoing drought, Richmond has become the latest California city to launch a low-interest financing program that allows homeowners to use their property tax bill to pay for improvements to energy...

Starting Tuesday, a new California law requires drivers to stay three feet from bicyclists when passing them.
The law was authored by Assemblyman Steven Bradford, who says an existing law requiring drivers to pass a...

Assemblymember Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, joined four other California lawmakers on Wednesday in announcing a collective legislative effort to curb tobacco use in the state.
The five lawmakers are each pushing their own legislation, with Thurmond's...

The East Bay Municipal Utility District announced Tuesday a new list of mandatory statewide watering restrictions that are effective immediately.
The list, approved by EBMUD’s board of directors Tuesday, includes limiting watering of outdoor landscapes...

Two women were shot and injured in Richmond Thursday night, police said.
The shooting occurred about 8:35 p.m. in the 700 block of 9th Street,...

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